Silene bungei Bocquet, Candollea 22: 15 (1967) (syn: Gastrolychnis tristis (Bunge) Czerep.; Gastrolychnis uniflora (Ledeb.) Tzvelev; Lychnis tristis Bunge; Lychnis uniflora Ledeb.; Melandrium preslii Czerw. & Warsz.; Melandrium triste (Bunge) Fenzl; Wahlbergella tristis (Bunge) Freyn);
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Central Asia to Siberia and W. Himalaya: Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang as per POWO;
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Silene bungei ?- Hunder, Nubra, Ladakh: 19 images- 14 high res.
In the wild area of a hotel, in Hunder, in Nubra, Ladakh, on 16.6.22.
I tried many species, this looks best to me (from the Checklist of Ladakh by Klimes)


Pl. see POWO specimen.


I am not sure about these NW Himalayan things. I think they need a thorough revision.


Looks good
Caryophyllaceae possibly Gastrolychnis uniflora 01 – Silene bungei – Wikispecies (wikimedia.org)


 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  Flora of China  Flora of Pakistan  India Biodiversity Portal  iNaturalist

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